Molding machine



Nov. 11 1 24. 1,515,002

E. A. WATKINS MOLDING MACHINE Filed Feb. 6 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet l E. A. WATKINS MOLDING MACHINE Filed Feb. 6, 1923 2 Sheets$heet 2 I Q I Y A9 I M I" h M m m jwuenfoz iii WaZ/cm,

Patented Nov. 11, 1924.

- UNITED v TATES nvnanirrna. warms, or wrcnrm, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR 'ro mrin'warxms muracrumne COMPANY, or wxcnrm, Kansas, A CORPORATION or menses.

To all whom, it may concern:

, I M 1,515,002 PATENTJOFFICE.

a immune mcnmn Application filed mam ,1923- s mi No. 617,260

Be it known that I, EVERETTE A. WAT- arms, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Wichita, in the county of Sedgwick and State of Kansas, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Molding 'Machines, of which the following is'a specification.- p

My invention relates to moldlngapparatus and has particular reference to an im-' proved machine for use in casting babbitt or I like metal bearings in connecting rodsand other machine" elements, my purpose be ng to providea simple mechanism for this purpose which may be operated with (precision uclng a maximum am'ount of work 1n a minimum and'dispatch to the end of pro amount of time and with the least expense. More particularly it is my purpose to provide a machine of the kind mentioned that, without adjustment and by the same movements of an operating device, is capable of handling with equal facility ieces of work of different sizes; that inclu es'mechanism operable to positively eject work from the machine; that isof simple construction, pos sessing few parts compactly arranged and unlikely to get out of order, and that is thoroughlyreliable-and efficient in use. i

With the foregoing and other purposes in View, my invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accom anying drawings and defined in the appen ed claims.

In the drawings wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts in the different views. I

Figure 1 is a side elevation offmy improved machine showing the parts thereof in normal or released position; i I

Figure 2,/a central vertical section through the machine showing the parts'thereof disposed in o erativerelation to a connecting rod and a caring formed in the latter;

Figure 3, a horizontal section on the line 33 of'Figure 2; and a -Figure4, a frontelevation of the machine as shown in Figure 1. I

Referring now to the drawings indetail, 10 designates a base'plate, the same preferably including bottomand'end' portions 11 "adapted to be supplied wit horizontally disposed and is adapted-to be secured toa fixed support such as a-work bench, while the latter is vertically disposed and carries on its outer face a die 13. 1

The die '13 is of. semi-cylindrical shape andis provided at-its endswith flanges 14 that'extend outwardly be 0nd its intermedlate body portion, one ange," the upper, being prov ded withoneormorerecesses or openings as indicated at 15 for a purpose I that will later ap ear. i

The distance etween theqflanges 14 is slightly greater than the width of the end rod 17 that is portion 16 of a connectin a bearing, and likewise the body ortion of the die is formed slightly smal er than the bearing re= ceivmg rod, so that when the latteriis properly p0: sitioned with respect to the machine, by 'being placed over the die withits innerend against the outer face of the portion12of the base plate it will be spaced'both' interecess in the end of the connecting I mediately and at its sides from the body portion, and the end flanges, respectively, of the die.:' The space thus providedis adapted to receive molten metal that may be poured throu h the opening or openings 15 in the upper, ange .liwhereby a bearing 18 is formed corresponding in size'and shape to said space.

In order to close the ends of the babbitt {receiving space between "the die13 and a geratively connecting rod that has been positioned with respect to said e I have provided, a pair of members '19- and 20, one of which is normally disposed above and the other below the die, Each of these guide, members is provided with a pair of pins or studs 21 that" extend through vertically disposed slots22 in the portion 12 ofthe base plate and thatbetween the rear face of the portion 12. and nuts or other stops thereon, are surrounded by coil springs 23 that exert a force acting to draw the member into engagement with the outer face of the portion 12, and as a consequence, act to frictionally retainthe member in an ver-- tically adjusted position within the imits J permitted by the extent of the slots 22. A

' semi-circular recess is formed in eachlmember 19 and 20 of a sizecorresponding sub stantially to the size of the anges 14 of the die and said members are so disposed on sabetween sheared and t 'e'dieT'and ithp'fsf define the limits of ethe fifling portions of thebeari that" :1 provided ionfieach member 19 ',;and 2O,""so that 1 theygmaynbe conveniently manipillated.ffj

1 ;My: iimpr'foved machine E inchid'es"; mecha- 3;;IliSID fori'clamping'a'nd holdingai 201 rod1 against the fbase' pIatefin operativ relaietion to the d-ie13 during th form a't ,gzg

'Qnectingrrod fro'm the 'inachinefafter the bearaingcshas been completed and the Q15 ping siforce on the*- rod hasj been removed." 'lhis imechanism inc 1udes apair1cf dogs 12 5 .e26s'rin theform of headed pinsflocat .to;:- either sidef of-fthe die l3 and 'islidable :-,-through openings l 'theyertical' portioiifm 30 connectedfiat their inn'erfends by ag'barf Eand their adjacent facesf'towards' their o ter iheaded ends 5. are cut away to provide sh nndens Their L heads are engage'ablej "a :conneoting" red "as shown" in Figure f [3 to clanip thesameagaiinst the 'base platewhen rod 29 that is s'lidable through a'standard 3O cated rearwardly of the block is arranged sidspf the'bldck-Bl andiatftheirrear'ends 1 letter is provided with a andle 137; vvherebji and" as will be observed the shoulders '28 111iderlieicertainportione of the inneeting, od i when? it is clamped against the base-plate, so @that J-Whn the -bar 527 moved outwardly to release the rod, said shouldersfenTage is eip renwhe wh n the; han l 37 is ii sfbislly it i ei ion'efi F g thelinks 34; '34ivi1l correspondingly be prothebase late that their recesses are aline'd with the anges' 1,4,of theg'diegsogithat when the iiienibersi stemmed relatively towards one another, they will enclose the -flan cs 14; "ject'e'd' forward and contact at th toryvard a connecti ng ro isvin 1,;endsfilwith' th bali i"afld'th m binove a instlthe plate a s shownin Fig-ysaid'bar forward and -Withfitthedogs 26 to ure and the'rcimbers 19 and 20 are moved 'efi'ect release of a connecting rod held by relatively inward from the position of' Eig 'siiddog s against the base plate, andat the ure 1 to the position'of Figure 2, they will sa netigne through the shoulders 28, eflect contact with the sides of the'connecting'rod theme-sieve "ejection of a connecting .rod and thus serve to corn letely close the space from the machine Qn1the otherhand when a c on nectingi rod is disposed: :op'erativel .wi h i n'v hie the degsl 26gandt e :hand fi slwfl g itt themear, rearyvardiimovemnt H is formed when said space-iisfjsnp phed .wwitk molten rnetal'. Handles 24; "are nne'cting Y t th h ise pl te ,:l?1t m-.. his arrangebearing, and for positively ejecting the ,c0i1- 1 is: apparent, thatequal movements 5015 I the p reting handle e ultin.- Lune ual fniovenie s of the clan ping dogs;-In ot er or the base 1 plate'z ff These *pins are niitliallg 2 the 1; 2'1, c 'rryi ng the dogs-=25 and: 26, '1to of wef vo fg dit ferentgsizes T nayf;be;= clamped 'against the.bge plat b the Sameirinovehbp reto vF on} p the foregoing description 5 g consid- -c ne etienawith the pa y v ered drawings, vit islg beli eved that the construction, operatibn and, advantages of; guy: :improved, nachine,will be apparent}, It is to fe understood, hovzever, that various changes landbd e'fs" a i withandpositi-vel'y forcethe rtdaway il'jom .therdie 'and' out of operative relat i1 tofthe mward movement is' imparted to the bar v A,in: ,l1 i ne of the character: ,-:des"cr1bed comprising a base plate a. die thereon? and means for, vcls n p ing a p ece; of aworktagainst said base platelin operative irelation .to'said die comprising, 1 a 'p iyoted iv wlever a; 1 dog en e eabl f i hthe rk,:a day e b611- ne ctionj between'sa a dog-jand ;saidilever. A, inachine :of, the} character; described ri i i a b se lates die-th m of dogs reciprocable through the'i base p ate and including means engageablewithEia'piece o were be be s empede ain'st theb e in operative relation to said: die, ;aibancons ectlng a d s ;a -,S houlde' ed roe extendingq mm said, bar; a gblq ka-lSlidable om said "(:1 between l the {shouldmthggrebt i and "the p p n expansion sprin betwnqsaid fshoule der andsaid'block, and ineansfor moving rising from the 'bottom portionll jofjthe base: neari its rear end. On this: rod 'is slidably mounted fa b1oc'kj'3l and between said block and' a)-flange 32011 {the rodthat is" loanzexp'ansion coil "spring '33 that *"ctinstantly reacts from the flan" e to project the; block forward; I *A;pair1 offiinksfi ifii i are pivoted respectively-"" atjth'ir *forward ends to f the thei links" 35, 35 fniay =be rotated it jipptjtj and fretract th'e 1i-nks34,==34'by;a toggle action ascis apparent. By this arrangement it" thus will 6 impartedte he blbck throughithe Words,.lbeeaxisemfl the interpositionwof athe" th end that connecting rods; on-Eother pieces bile ad itions. in1-; nd';;to Ethe comprising fastening devices extending through said tubular member and fixed in said wood strips.

7. A yarn tube frame comprisin 8. rectan ular tubular member, a soft ller for sai member comprising reversely disposed tapered wood stri s fitted within said member, a plurality o yarn tubes, and means to secure said tubes to said member, said means comprising fastening devices extending throu h said tubular member'and entering said filler from two adjacent sides of said member.

8. A yarn tube frame comprisin a rectangular tubular member, a soft ller for said member comprising reversely disposed tapered wood stri s fitted within said member, a plurality o yarn tubes, and means to secure said tubes to said member, said means comprising fastening devices extending throu h said tubular member and entering said I? member and certain of said fastening devices extending into more than one filler v strip and preventing longitudinal displacement thereof.

ller from two adjacent sides of said.

9. A yarn tube frame comprising a metal tubular member with walls of substantial thickness, a plurality of yarn tubes, a series .of plates to which said tubes are secured in relatively small groups, and fastening devices extending transversely through said plates and tubular member and secured therein. v

10. A yarn tube frame comprising a metal tubular member with walls of sub stantial thickness, a plurality of yarn tubes, a series ofplates to which said tubes are permanently secured in relatively small groups, and fastening devices extending through said plates and tubular member and secured therein, said member having countersunk openings and said plates having portions displaced into said openings by said fastening devices and being thereby held from lateral displacement.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto affixed our signatures.

GEORGE P. FINDLAY. GEORGE n. LOGKWOOD. JOHN G. SODERBERG. 

